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Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First · London, Paris, Bangalore, New York, San Francisco
Hybrid Applications open

Entrepreneur First is a talent investor that helps individuals find cofounders and build startups from scratch, supporting them from early idea through first revenue and fundraising. It provides equity-free grants, direct investment, office space in London, Bangalore and San Francisco, and connections to top Silicon Valley investors and advisors.

Programme terms

Amount
Equity-free grant to support ideation; up to $250K investment once a company is formed; up to $5M in follow-on funding through future rounds up to Series B; over $600K in credits (including $350K Azure credits and $250K+ from OpenAI, Anthropic, GitHub, PostHog, Datadog, ElevenLabs); companies typica
Funding type
Hybrid
Stages
Idea, MVP
Industries
AI & Machine Learning, SaaS & Software, B2B / Enterprise, Fintech, Hardware / IoT, Web3 / Blockchain
Regions
Europe, Global
Applications
Rolling intake
Who can apply
Individuals who have continuously outperformed their peer group, built products, organizations or startups in the past, and have the ambition to build a company in the U.S.
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Data checked: October 1, 2026. Organisers change their terms. Check their site before you apply.

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